This has more to do with macOS Sequoia (at least this version) and USB Mass Storage connectivity issues with the eTrex 22x & 32x (at least) devices.
This is also more of a "How I got it to work" post than requesting help...but if someone has an actual solution for this issue (which seems to be on Apple's end after all my testing), please feel free to let us know.
I hope this will help someone out who is also having this rather annoying issue since after extensive searching as well